Pay and Pay Statements

Pay 

Employees must be paid in Canadian money, by cheque from a bank, or by direct deposit into their bank account. 

An employer must tell an employee about any pay cut at least one pay period before it takes effect. 

The Employment Standards Branch may not accept a complaint about unpaid pay if the employee has already taken the employer to court, or if the employer has started a court case against the employee for theft or unpaid money. The branch may wait until the court has made a final decision before taking action. 

Pay Statements 

Every employer must give every employee a written pay statement when they are paid, showing the following: 

1. name and address of the employer and the employee’s name; 

2. the time period or work being paid for; 

3. the employee’s wage rate and hours being worked; 

4. the total (gross) wages earned; 

5. any vacation pay, or holiday pay, or paid leave paid; 

6. any pay in place of notice of termination; 

7. the amount of each deduction and what it is for; 

8. any bonus, tips, living allowances or other payments; and 

9. the (final) net amount paid to the employee. 

Electronic Pay Stubs 

An employer may provide a pay statement electronically if they provide access to it through the workplace: private access to the electronic pay statement and a way to make a paper copy of the electronic pay statement if needed.